Transcript European Network of Forest Entrepreneurs e.V. – ENFE Barrie Hudson OBE, Chairman

European Network of Forest
Entrepreneurs e.V. – ENFE
Barrie Hudson OBE, Chairman
European Office: European Forestry House
Rue de Luxembourg, Brussels
Secretariat General
Sölden, Germany
www.enfe.net
ENFE Members are
Forestry Contractors
Associations in 14
European Countries
The current annual harvest in Europe is some
450 million cubic metres = services for € 15
billion
Forestry Contractors are responsible for
some 80% of this production
ENFE represents some 50,000 enterprises
with a work force of around 250,000
• is the main European representation of
the forest operations sector
• aims at information dissemination
between its members, and between the
Network and opinion formers in Europe
• acts towards the social and economic
development of SMEs in European
Forestry along with partner organisations
such as CEETTAR
What ENFE does:
1. provide communication and understanding
of common problems
2. raise the profile of the contractor
3. improve access to training and education of
contractors their employees
4. ensure that research and development is
geared to the demands of contractors
5. provide access to best practice
What is the Vision?
That Good Contractors
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are profitable
are competent
offer high quality at competitive costs
are specialised in equipment, skills and work
organisation
• are capable of continuous development
• offer attractive jobs and stable employment
• offer safe and healthy workplaces
Best practice:
• to define standards
– qualification, quality, decent work
• to combat unfair competition
• to achieve a level playing field
ENFE has developed:
Guide to Good Practice in Contract Labour in
Forestry (FAO, published: autumn 2008)
ENFE has gathered a team of 10 core SMEs
(assisted by their National Contracting
Associations), three university and seven
field-based
Research,
Training
and
Development Organisations (RTDs) from
across North, West Central and East Central
Europe
Funding from the EU of €1.6m over 3 years
Partners in 10
countries
grouped into
three regions
COMFOR
The objective of COMFOR is to put science into
practice by researching and developing tools
which will encourage forest SMEs to adopt
ergonomically sound working practices
COMFOR will train the Entrepreneur Associations
in methods of knowledge transfer to spread the
results of the research to a wide body of
European forest operations SMEs
EFECT 
• EFECT – the European Forest
Entrepreneurs CerTificate.
• Objective:
“Define the core criteria for forest
entrepreneurs´ good practice in Europe”
Vision: ”Europe is the homemarket for
forestry contractors”
wider markets are more flexible – demand
decreases there and increases here , services
should be directed more easily than it is possible
today
– tight local markets cause overcapacities
– transfer of knowledge and best practices would
be easier
– result is better competitiveness  good for
European forestry
• What to do?  Go forward toward a common
vision
 EFECT  makes it easier
EFECT  - Draft Core Criteria
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Company should be registered
Employ qualified staff
Adequate and safe equipment
Provision of capital (sound financial position)
Management systems for:
• Work quality
• Environmental standards
• Health & Safety
– Long term written labour / subcontracting contracts
– Written service contracts
– Works to laws and regulations
• Taxes, pension payments, wages,
– Qualified business management
EFECT  - next steps ?
1.
Create EFECT
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Analyse content of existing national certificates and define mutual
elements.
Define core elements for the acknowledgement of “good” forest
entrepreneurs. !
Design the core certification scheme based on core standards and
requirements.
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Finalise EFECT 
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Establish a management handbook for accreditation of national
certificates for EFECT .
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Establish and accredit a certification body
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e.g. ENFE Members,
International
Endorse EFECT 
Industry,
Workers
Union,
PEFC,
FSC